Genesis 24:42
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And I came this day unto the well, and said, O Lord God of my master Abraham, if now thou do prosper my way which I go:So when I came to the spring today, I prayed: O LORD, God of my master Abraham, if only You would make my journey a success!
In other translations
And I came this day unto the well, and said, O Lord God of my master Abraham, if now thou do prosper my way which I go:So when I came to the spring today, I prayed: O LORD, God of my master Abraham, if only You would make my journey a success!
Hebrew words
וָאָבֹאva'avo'and I cameH935הַיּוֹםhaiyomthis dayH3117אֶל־'el-toH413הָעָיִןha'ayinthe springH5869וָאֹמַרva'omarand I saidH559יְהוָהyahwehO YahwehH3068אֱלֹהֵי'elohei[the] God ofH430אֲדֹנִי'adonimaster myH113אַבְרָהָם'avrahamAbrahamH85אִם־'im-ifH518יֶשְׁךָ־yeshkha-[are] there youH3426נָּאna'pleaseH4994מַצְלִיחַmatzliach[are] making successfulH6743דַּרְכִּיdarkijourney myH1870אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834אָנֹכִי'anokhiIH595הֹלֵךְholekh[am] goingH1980עָלֶיהָ׃'aleihaon itH5921
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- Ezra 8:21Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river of Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to seek of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance.And there by the Ahava Canal I proclaimed a fast, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask Him for a safe journey for us and our children, with all our possessions.
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